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... taking in the sights and getting a feel for Bergen. Around mid day we took the Fernicular to the top of Mt Floyen and enjoyed the city from above. I would recommend taking this short trip to the top as the view is spectacular. Bergen occupies most of the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. Most of the urban area is located on or close to a fjord or bay, although there are several mountains located within the urban ...

... cruise. The boat was overrun with rude tourists. They pushed their way to the front at every opportunity and didn't worry about pushing people out of the way. We had managed to board early and went out on deck, staking the end of one of three long, cushioned benches. However, the pushy tourists soon made their way in, set up their own chairs around the edges of the boat and sat down, blocking people's view. I don't know why they had to do it as there was plenty of room ...

... I had a fish soup that was quite yummy for lunch and a reindeer hot dog for dinner snack. The reindeer sausage tasted just like regular sausage?? I also tried whale sausage at the fish market, and it tasted really weird, like.. fishy. I took all the photos on my camera since my charger is gone, so no picture upload for ...

... is a celebrity in her own right in Norway, having been the star of her very own television programme. In 2011 several cameras were mounted on the ship and continuous footage of her 134 hour journey was broadcast live on Norwegian television. This was the latest in a series of "Slow TV" productions that have been incredibly popular here and elsewhere. The phenomenon started with a burning Yule log, then a 7 hour live ...

... 10.30pm, we took the light rail downtown to see the tall ships docked. It was the end of the tall ship race and so there were a lot of celebrations. We watched a very impressive firework display followed by everyone singing an apparently well known sea shanty. Then we walked around the docks looking at the very impressive ships.

Afterwards, we found a waffle tent and Lars very kindly shouted us a waffle each with ice cream, strawberries and chocolate. It was ...